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Interview

"As we move forward,

it is important to

reflect on the lessons

learned, what
worked, and what

didn’t work on our
Covid-19

approaches, and

how we can

work more

efficiently

across sectors

and have

better

planning for

the future."

Dr. Sabina Faiz Rashid

Dr. Sabina Faiz Rashid, Dean and Professor, joined the James P Grant School of Public Health, at BRAC
University, in 2004. She helped establish the Centre of Gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health and
Rights at the School and, in 2013, co-founded the Centre on Urban Equity and Health, which generates
research to influence policy and build awareness on urban issues. She received bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in social anthropology from the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, in 1992
and 1998, and in 2005 received a doctorate in medical anthropology and public health from the same
institution. She has over 25 years of work experience in Bangladesh. Her areas of expertise are
ethnographic and qualitative research, with a focus on urban populations, adolescents, and
marginalized groups. She is particularly interested in examining the impact of structural and
intersectional factors on the ability of these populations to realize their health and rights; to inform
policy and practice.

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